It was a time of adventure and of intrigue in which the rival interests of king and cardinal played a deadly game across france and all of europe. The flashing blade is a french television serial made in the late 1960s. Systems with deeper treatments, but i am also interested in games that may not feature such a deep treatment of fencing. Hey guys, im planning on running a pirates of the caribbean like rpg, and was wondering if any of you know any good systems or supplements for systems. Flashing blades is one of those ancient, forgotten rpgs the sort you normally find selling for a discount price at the back of game shops usually in an old cardboard box together with such obscurities as. In some ways, this list may be a callout of lowells excellent martial arts. As princeps says, it is an rpg rather than a wargame. The game is historical fiction, set in 17th century france, an era of bland and dynamic kings, scheming and evil cardinals, the three musketeers, and countless other. Dec 24, 2014 flashing blades is one of those games that has entered legend and lore of the early days of roleplaying games, not the least being for the fact that the author was but sixteen when he wrote it. Lets read flashing blades from fantasy games unlimited.
When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Rpg here refers solely to narrative aka tabletop, pencilandpaper games rather than various computer games, mushs, etc. The game comes in a box containing rules book, flashing blades 48p. Flashing blades is a roleplaying game published by fantasy games unlimited in 1984. Joes video got me thinking about how my start into the world of rpgs. The following is a timeline of tabletop roleplaying games. If youve been in the hobby long enough, one of the things you eventually learn is that there are some games around which have sprung up, weedlike, a number of facts that nearly everyone accepts as true, except for those gamers whove actually bothered to play the game in question. It is a complete rpg in the sense that its rulebook covers all the topics its designer felt were important to its subject matter, but it is not complete in the sense of comprehensive, like so many.
And yes, brp is an influence, via worlds of wonder. I was looking through flashing blades early 1980s rpg about 17th century france, and was toying with the idea of running a game of it. It provides useful, ready to go source material you can just drop into your ongoing games. For computer roleplaying games see here the publication year listed here is the year of the first edition in the original country. Andrew keith expanded into fantasy games unlimiteds game lines including flashing blades. Aftermath bushido daredevils flashing blades free rpg resources merc misc privateers and gentlemen psi world space opera swordbearer. Boxed items are listed as codecode where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents. As such the combat system is detailed id say by modern standards overdetailed, but good if you want to fight duels with 23 figs per side. At only 50 pages in length, mark pettigrews flashing blades is a tight. Some games may just have folks running around with rapiers yelling en garde often. Parent directoryfgu 2101 flashing blades core book. It was first broadcast in the uk on bbc childrens television during the 1960s, with. Song of blades and heroes fast and fun tabletop games. The british version of twelve 22 minutes episodes was created from the original four french 75minute episodes.
The game is historical fiction, set in 17th century france, an era of bland and dynamic kings, scheming and evil cardinals, the three musketeers, and. Documentation on how to edit this page can be found at template. Flashing blades pdf version rpg item version link user summary. Hope you guys enjoy the ramblings of an aging gamer, and enjoy this brief walk down memory lane. Jun 08, 2010 if youve been in the hobby long enough, one of the things you eventually learn is that there are some games around which have sprung up, weedlike, a number of facts that nearly everyone accepts as true, except for those gamers whove actually bothered to play the game in question. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to. Feb 01, 20 joes video got me thinking about how my start into the world of rpgs. Fgus flashing blades, long out of print, still available in pdf format. Included herein are complete rules for the creation of colonial characters, new skills and backgrounds for the new world, a complete background to the new world and the colonial bureaucracy, colonial military campaigns, and even the position of the clergy in the americas. Jun 12, 2011 at only 50 pages in length, mark pettigrews flashing blades is a tight, focused little game of swashbuckling adventure in 17th century france. Three musketeers are its specialty, while a supplement covered piracy in the caribbean. If so, no, ive only used it for role playing so skirmishes and not battles.
Flashing blades is a 17thcentury swashbuckling system. In other words, you would arm your fencer with the appropriate skill, weapons, and would yell en garde often. A world in which a mans courage and ambition knew no bounds. Blades in the dark is a tabletop roleplaying game about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrialfantasy city. Iteminfoboxdoc hints, guides and discussions of the wiki content related to staff of flashing blades should be placed in the discussion topic if the topic isnt already created i. Flashing blades fantasy games unlimited flashing blades. It makes no attempt to accomodate female characters gms would need to do some work in this regard, perhaps modifying the character classes or adopting a less faithfully historic tone to the game. Its age shows, both in design and overall appearance.
Dtrpg has them as follows in pdf scans, might be ocred as well flashing blades. At only 50 pages in length, mark pettigrews flashing blades is a tight, focused little game of swashbuckling adventure in 17th century france. Wargame vault ganesha games the largest wargame download. Hope you guys enjoy the ramblings of an aging gamer, and enjoy this brief. High seas flashing blades rpg paperback january 1, 1985 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It was first broadcast in the uk on bbc childrens television during the 1960s, with several reruns throughout the 1970s.
I dont know if fgus stuff is still in print, but a lot of it is available in pdf format at. Character sheet templates created by the community for use in roll20 vtt. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. We are giving away complete pdf sets of our game suited. Flashing blades 28mm full inventory from noble knight. Mostly looking for rules on navigation with ships, crews, ship combat, and voodoo magic. Flashing steel is a fast paced, skirmish level, romantic late renaissance, miniature wargame system for two or more players. Three musketeers are its specialty, while a supplement covered. Shop at noble knight games for flashing blades 28mm by part of our full inventory collection. A complete role playing game set in the era of the three musketeers. Pcs choose a character class soldier, gentleman, rogue. It is a complete rpg in the sense that its rulebook covers all the. It has been reprinted in recent years as a single book containing everything that was previously in the box set.
A second page has additional space for gear and other information. The rogues, gentlemen, soldiers and noblemen book 48 pages covers character creation, combat, and campaigns. This is both a wargame and a chance to do a little storytelling about your army. Hints, guides and discussions of the wiki content related to staff of flashing blades should be placed in the discussion topic. An expansion for flashing blades to allow characters to adventure in the new world and at sea in the caribbean or elsewhere. That deep roster has proven a boon for bizar in the pdf age whilst it. The rolemaster supplement at rapiers point, long out of print. When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in. Flashing blades is one of those games that has entered legend and lore of the early days of roleplaying games, not the least being for the fact that the author was but sixteen when he wrote it.
Based on the popular song of blades and heroes mechanics, the rules are simple to learn but laden with lots of crunchy tweaks. Aug 20, 2009 ultimately, flashing blades is an enjoyable but flawed rpg. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to be had if youre bold enough to seize them. Rpg fantasy swashbucklingpirate noble knight games. Action table table determines action outcomes alternate names. You see, flashing blades kind of is and kind of isnt the first rpg to go. Here are two new custom flashing blades character sheets in pdf format. The first page is similar to the standard flashing blades character sheet that comes with the manual. Jan 08, 2012 i had a lot of fun with the original back in the day and have recently picked up a copy of the scanned pdf. Le chevalier tempete is a french television serial made in the late 1960s. Flashing blades is one of those games that has entered legend and lore of the early days of roleplaying games, not the least being for the fact. Flashing blades was designed by mark pettigrew, and was published in 1984 by fantasy games unlimited as a boxed set with a 48page book, a 16page book, a cardstock screen, and dice. Today were going to look at the other new roleplaying game thats been turning heads among my friends, and were going as villainous as tales from the loop was innocent.